Notification Link in default.master.tpl

phreak

Hi all,

Right now i have a link in my header of a mobile theme that displays the username and the number of new notifications next to it.

Username (3)

{profile_link}

This links to the profile-page. But it would be smarter in its usability if it would link to the notifications page. Is there some smarty option like for the profile?

for example something like

{notification_link}

Thanx for info.

Bleistivt

You can create that as a custom Smarty funtion:

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/214576/#Comment_214576

R_J

Wie der Zufall so will... I had "extracted" that notification part for custom theme (which never left the early stages) and where I'd like to see some notification link. Here is /themes/MyTheme/SmartyPlugins/function.notifications.php

<?php defined('APPLICATION') or die();

function smarty_function_notifications($params, &$smarty) {
    /*
   $Wrap = GetValue('wrap', $params, 'li');
   return Gdn_Theme::Link('discussions',
      GetValue('text', $params, T('Discussions')),
      GetValue('format', $params, Wrap('<a href="%url" class="%class">%text</a>', $Wrap)));
      */

    $Session = Gdn::Session();
    if (!$Session->IsValid()) {
        return;
    }
    $User = Gdn::Session()->User;
    $CountNotifications = $User->CountNotifications;
    $CNotifications = '';
    if (is_numeric($CountNotifications) && $CountNotifications > 0) {
        $CNotifications = '<span class="Alert">'.$CountNotifications.'</span>';
    }

    echo '<span class="ToggleFlyout" rel="/profile/notificationspopin">';
    echo Anchor(T('Notifications').$CNotifications, UserUrl($User), 'FlyoutButton', array('title' => T('Notifications')));
    echo Sprite('SpFlyoutHandle', 'Arrow');
    echo '<div class="Flyout FlyoutMenu"></div></span>';

}

In /themes/MyTheme/class.mythemethemehooks.php add

    public function gdn_smarty_init_handler ($Sender) {
        $Sender->plugins_dir[] = dirname(__FILE__).DS.'SmartyPlugins';
    }

hgtonight

There is actually some commented code in the profile controller that will render the notification page if notifications exist and the activity page if not.

I just find it interesting that the code is laying dormant.

peregrine

@hgtonight said:
There is actually some commented code in the profile controller that will render the notification page if notifications exist and the activity page if not.

I just find it interesting that the code is laying dormant.

maybe its like a 17 year cicada.,

hgtonight

I prefer the "go to notifications if you have some, go elsewhere if you don't" especially on mobile.

peregrine

@hgtonight said:

I just find it interesting that the code is laying dormant.

@peregrine said:
maybe its like a 17 year cicada.,

in case you missed this - couldn't resist posting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDSn5l8_97E

and a timeline when dormancy ends... with milestones. a cicada github,

http://www.cicadamania.com/where.html

R_J

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN9wyuZfexw

Saw them live in Munich - it was gorgeous!